RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, TRAIN COLLISIONS, LEETONIA, OHIO, JUNE 6, 1975

About 11:00 p.m. on June 6, 1975, three freight trains of the Penn Central Transportation Company (PC) were involved in a collision near Leetonia, Ohio. Extra 6330 West collided with the rear of standing Extra 2278 West. Immediately thereafter, Extra 6259 East, which was on an adjacent track, struck the wrecked cars from the other two trains. One employee was killed and seven others were injured. Property damage amounted to about $1.25 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer and brakeman to assure the operation of the train at a speed slow enough to stop it within the visibility range. This violated the restricted speed rule required by the signal indication. Recommendations were made concerning operating rules and the use of radios.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Office of Surface Transportation Safety
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1976-2-17

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking performance; Crash investigation; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Locomotive engineers; Locomotive operation; Locomotives; Operating rules; Radio; Railroad trains; Vehicle cabs
• Identifier Terms: Penn Central Transportation Company
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive cab crashworthiness; Locomotive engineer's tasks; Train radio
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131655
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Transportation Safety Board
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB-RAR-76-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM